I truly understand your situation. At 34 I reached over my head and fractured my T9, I reached for the phone and broke my clavicle, I sneezed and broke ribs, I fell and fractured my pelvis in 5 places. NO surgery on any. Lastly with the pelvis the specialist on call said...YOU HAVE 90 YEAR OLD BONES...I know. he kept asking me my age. I was 57 then. I am scared to death of winters (ice, snow...) I can turn an ankle and it will break. Step off a curb and break a leg...I have been on Fosamax, Forteo and now Prolia.

You are receiving shots for Forteo or giving yourself shots? I did the self injection daily of Forteo for the maximum 2 years they allow anyone to be on it. I had fabulous results...then was switched to Fosamax following those 2 years. I got a 'drug holiday' then ended up falling and fracturing my pelvis in 5 places. Now on Prolia for the 3rd year. Am osteopenia now. Will have new DEXA scan next year.

Thank you very much for your information. Apparently you are being helped with these drugs and I am glad to hear it. As for me, I decided against Forteo and Prolia because of the risks (also, with Forteo, the expense). I was willing to go on a bisophosonate like Fosamax or Activol (I had been on Foxamax previously for 8 years) but my doctor said it might do me more harm than good. So I am trying to build bone with exercise and diet alone.  

Just a thought,@jaleen. Does your diet include modest Vitamin D levels (not many thousands daily, but a few thousands)? Have your Parathyroid hormones been tested for calcium impact?

Hello, I am 54 and with a similar frightening result, I also looked at the table with the multitude of scores, the specialist will have and my whole spine was affected. However I have since gone on to learn so much. Bone strength is not just how it looks on a DEXA scan, but also compression strength and expansion strength. The whole bone building process is interrupted taking these drugs (i had 1 prolia shot). Unless you know what you started with I think there is no need to panic, though I say this to myself too. There is SO much good info out there..

My endocrinologist and rheumatologist doctors told me the same thing about avoiding meds. I also am very leary of taking them with all the side effects. I have a very sensitive stomach. My vitamin D level was very low too (11) so I was put on 50,000 Vit. D units once a week, my Vit. D. did come up to 40. Yes so true the more I read about these bisphosphonates the scarier it becomes. What to do, what to do...

I go may 9 for infusion for osteoporosis. I have no clue as to what the side effects are but am into the nibeth montj of healing from a hip fracture. I can't walk without aid of walker or cane. This is the hardest thing that has ever happened to me.I cant imagine side effects to be worse.

oh I'm so sorry to hear this, I hope you don't have any problems with the infusion and hope and pray it helps you
immensely

Thank you caress i hope it helps too and i need the prayer too

I had reclast infusion 2 days ago with no side effects. Just thought I'd let you know.